Shorncote after a while........

22 Dec - My first visit to Shorncote for a while. Water level very high in places. Good numbers of Water Rails calling with 2 seen, and 6 Little Egrets feeding in flooded fields. A confiding pair of Stonechats along the hedgeline. Good numbers of Duck, especially dabbling ducks, present, Cetti’s Warblers and Chiffchaffs calling, and numbers of Fieldfares and Redwings dropping in at dusk to feed. At dusk, a Tawny Owl and then a Barn Owl seen in flight.